• DocumentCode
    1144391
  • Title

    Importance of self-focusing in a laser amplifier with large beam diameter

  • Author

    Bliss, E.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Optical Physics Lab., Air Force Cambridge Research Labs., Bedford, MA, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    2/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    273
  • Lastpage
    276
  • Abstract
    The self-focusing of a beam with Gaussian intensity profile is examined for dependence on sample length, beam diameter, and beam divergence or convergence. The results indicate that amplifiers for Q -switched pulses can be designed to avoid significant self-focusing effects.
  • Keywords
    Differential equations; Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulse amplifiers; Ray tracing; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1972.1076920
  • Filename
    1076920
    • Link To Document
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